WALL·E is a computer-animated science fiction film, released in June 27, 2008. The movie is produced by Pixar Animation Studios and is directed by Andrew Stanton.
Plot
WALL•E is the story of a robot with the same name. Originally mass-produced in the 22nd century to clean the earth from pollution. Several hundred years later only one remains active, as humankind has long abandoned its home planet and lives on huge starliners.
Cast
Ben Burtt created the effects and voice of WALL-E, the main character. He also created various sound effects for other robots in the movie.
Elissa Knight as EVE, the advanced probe sent to earth to search for life.
Jeff Garlin as Captain B. McCrea, Axiom's captain and only crewman.
Fred Willard as Shelby Forthright, the CEO of the megacorporation Buy n Large.
MacInTalk text-to-speak program, as the voice of Axiom's autopilot
John Ratzenberger as John and Kathy Najimy as Mary, two of Axiom's passengers who befriend and fall in love.
Sigourney Weaver as the Axiom's computers voice.
Reception
Reviews
WALL•E was received universally positive responses from critics. Rotten Tomatoes informed that 97% of critics gave the film favorable reviews, based upon 200 reviews, with an average rating of 8.4/10. At Metacritic, which makes a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the film has received an average rating of 93/100, based on 39 reviews.
Awards
WALL-E has received various awards and nominations, see the Awards article for further info.
